Weather-strip



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W. SYESTER.

WEATHER STRIP.

Patented May 29, 1888.

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W. SYESTER.

WEATHER STRIP},

No. 383,837. Patented May 29, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLTAM SYESTER, OF ASHERVILLE, INDIANA.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,837, dated May 29,1888.

Application filed February 2, 1888. Serial No. 162,750. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known thatI, WILLIAM Svnsrnaa citizen of the United States,residing at Asherville, in the county of Clay and State of Indiana,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in \VeatherStrips; andI do here by declare the following to beafull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to weather-strips for doors, and the object is toprovide the bottom of a door with a strip that will form close jointsbetween the door, weather-strip, and

the door-sill when the door is closed, and to' avoid the necessity ofrabbeting or grooving the door or door-sills for the reception of thestrip.

It consists of the parts and their construction and arrangement, ashereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a door and door-frame with myimprovement attached, the door being open; Fig. 2, a similar view, thedoor being closed; Fig. 3, a vertical section on line 00 w of Fig. 2;and Fig. 4 a detail.

In the drawings, A is the door, with its bottom beveled, as at a, itsentire widlhr B is a detachable and pivoted weather-stri p havingstraight level edge 0, with projecting the same width as the beveledlower end of' the door, fits snugly against that portion of the door,its projecting ends 0 and 0 come against the sides 1' i of thedoor-frame, while i the broad beveled part D extends within thedoor-frame and rests upon the door-sill. The lugs g extend into recessesm, formed in the sides '6 i of the door-frame.

O O are springs secured to the inner side of the door and bearing uponthe weather-strip to force and keep it closely down to the sill I whenthe door is closed.

If flat springs like 0 O are used, the strip may be provided with metalpieces 0 as a hearing for the springs. As the action of these springsthus always tends to force the strip down, the inner edge of the stripwill be forced somewhat below the sill when the door is opened and willbe raised up by the sill when the door is closed. So the sill isprovided with a metal plate, 1?, on which rides, as the door opens andcloses, a metal strip,- P, secured to the under edge and inner corner ofthe strip at the inner side of the door, by which the wearing away atthose points both of the strip and sill is prevented.

R is a strip of felt-or listing, rubber,or other suitable material maybe used-attached to the upper surface ofthe weather-strip, keep ingclose that joint between the door and the strip and extending down andaround the edges and ends of the strip to cover the joints at theseplaces.

The plates F, holding the weather-strip to the door, are of suchshape--having the lugs inclined and extending beyond the vertical sidesof the plate and edges of the door-that I am enabled to secure the stripthereto at such a point as will insure the stripbeing held up closely inits connection with the door. A double close joint is formedone at theconnection of the strip and door and one on the inside of the doorbetween the strip and the door sill.

By my arrangement all rabbet joints and grooves are dispensed with, andthe strip can be easily and quickly applied directly to the bottom ofthe door and adjusted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In combinationwith the door having its bottom beveled, the strip extending the entirewidth of the door and held against the bevel, the plates provided withthe lugs supporting and holding the strip up against the door, and thedoor-frame provided with the recesses to accommodate the said lugs,substantially as described.

2. In combination with the doorhaving the beveled bottom, the strip, andthe side supbottom of which said strip is placed, and

porting-plates having lugs in which the strip hangers to connect withsaid strip and the edges is supported and adapted to turn, and the ofthe door, substantially as described.

spring secured to the door and holding the In testimony whereofIaffix mysignaturein I5 5 strip down to the door-sill, substantially as presenceof four witnesses.

described. WILLIAM SYESTER.

3. The detachable and pivoted weather-strip \Vitnesses: B, provided withthe upper bevel-edge, 0, pro- THEODORE E. TILLY, jecting ends 0' 0,upper and lower beveled sur- J A0013 T. BERGHERM, IO faces, d and e, anda suitable felt or other cov- HENRY FOREMAN,

ering, in combination with a door across the FRANK FOREMAN.

